Come Halloween, students at some schools won't be allowed to wear clown costumes.
College Heights, Duchess Park and Kelly Road secondary schools have will have the ban and others are also following suit.
The District District Parent Advisory Council president said she supports the decision.
“It just makes sense,” said Gillian Burnett, whose child’s school - Nukko Lake elementary - sent out a newsletter saying no clown costumes. “We don’t want any misunderstandings or anything like that over halloween. Unfortunately clowns are associated with something negative at the moment and until that dissipates over time it’s probably a good call
Duchess Park principal Lee Karpenko said the school will be informing parents of the decision Friday.
"We have been talking to our student council and other schools about the sensitivity of the costume as a result of the threats around the country," Karpenko said by email. "We have asked students, with students councils help, to have no clown costumes on Halloween. We will be telling the parent community and reminding the student community tomorrow."
This follows back-to-back days earlier this month where schools were locked down following threats. At the time, the RCMP didn't elaborate on the threat, but a "princegeorgeclowns" posting on Instagram shows a cartoon depiction of three people wearing "creepy clown masks" and holding firearms with the caption "every school in PG about to get hit."
It was a tough two days for parents.
“You threaten our school syou threaten our kids, whether it was credible or not,” said Burnett.
In a statement, superintendent Marilyn Marquis-Forster said each principal is responsible for planning their school's Halloween activities.
"Each school has a unique approach to observing Halloween within its own community and during each particular year," she said by email. "School principals take responsibility for communicating appropriate dress codes at all times including during Halloween celebrations. They will communicate to their students and families regarding Halloween 2016 activities."
Parents who have questions should contact their child's school for clarification, she added.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the scare and charged with uttering threats and mischief. He is expected to appear in court in November.
